منابع مشابه
Virginity testing: a systematic review
BACKGROUND So-called virginity testing, also referred to as hymen, two-finger, or per vaginal examination, is the inspection of the female genitalia to assess if the examinee has had or has been habituated to sexual intercourse. This paper is the first systematic review of available evidence on the medical utility of virginity testing by hymen examination and its potential impacts on the examin...
متن کاملVirginity Testing Beyond a Medical Examination
Apart from religious values, virginity is important in different communities because of its prominent role in reducing sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregnancies. Even though virginity testing has been proclaimed an example of violence against women by the World Health Organization, it is still conducted in many countries, including Iran. 16 in-depth, semi-structured interviews were con...
متن کاملVirginity testing in South Africa: re-traditioning the postcolony.
Umhlanga is a ceremony celebrating virginity. In South Africa, it is practiced, among others, by the Zulu ethnic group who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu Natal. After falling into relative disuse in the Zulu community, the practice of virginity testing made a comeback some 10 years ago at around the time of the country's first democratic election and coinciding with the period when the ...
متن کاملPosition Statement On Practical Component Acceptance Testing
Component evaluation and acceptance testing is considered as a critical task comprising: analysis of condition and constrains (result: evaluation requirements), specification of the evaluation (result: identification of relevant component items and associated component attributes), design of the evaluation (result: evaluation plan), conducting the evaluation (result: test and measurement report...
متن کاملStatement on Exercise Testing in Cystic Fibrosis.
This statement summarizes the information available on specific exercise test protocols and outcome parameters used in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and provides expert consensus recommendations for protocol and performance of exercise tests and basic interpretation of results for clinicians. The conclusions were reached employing consensus meetings and a wide-band Delphi process. Although...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Torture Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1997-3322,1018-8185
DOI: 10.7146/torture.v25i1.109509